F1 2021

Senior Creative Director at Electronic Arts, Lee Mather, is a busy person. The launch of the F1 2021 game that he’s been leading is just weeks away and it’s significant in two crucial ways. The first game developed by Codemasters to be released under EA’s stewardship and the first time the Birmingham-based team will release…Continue reading “F1 2021 game director explains – “Calendar changes still work for us””»

On this week’s Traxion.GG Podcast – Season 2, Episode 5 – Tom sat down with Lee Mather, Senior Creative Director at Electronic Arts, to talk about the new Formula 1 video game that will be out soon. Traxion has been covering F1 2021 with some early access for a few weeks now, detailing a bunch…Continue reading “Talking F1 2021 with Senior Creative Director at EA, Lee Mather | The Traxion.GG Podcast”»

As we approach the release, now under one month away, more footage of F1 2021 emerges, and today is no exception. The latest trailer highlights the many new headline-grabbing features included in the upcoming Formula 1 title. We’ve covered most of these already in our extensive preview content so far, but this provides our first…Continue reading “New F1 2021 game trailer showcases two-player career, Braking Point”»

It’s the 10th race in my second career season and to gain valuable resource points I’ve just completed the same practice programmes within F1 2020 for the 32nd time. Throw in the previous iterations of the game, all of which I have played, and the number of times I have driven the Track Acclimatisation test is easily in the hundreds.  Considering…Continue reading “How research and development works in F1 2021”»

On the weekend that Formula 1 visits the Caspian Sea for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, we set a quick lap of the Baku City Circuit using the Alpine A521 in the upcoming F1 2021 game. This is pure gameplay footage from the TV-Pod camera angle on the work-in-progress preview version of the game (PC) and…Continue reading “WATCH: F1 2021 Baku hot lap, raw gameplay”»

Every year, right around this time, I get rather excited for a new F1 game. The current F1 season is in full swing, the form table is (usually) decided and I’ve just about explored every avenue in last year’s release. Information initially trickles out, with first a logo, a few feature bullet points followed by…Continue reading “How F1 2021 accelerates the series into a new generation”»

The initial reveal trailer for the upcoming F1 2021 spilt very few beans as to the next-gen upgrades, online multiplayer features, gameplay changes or My Team enhancements – the items that an invested F1 game fan may be chiefly interested in. Instead, it layered on the drama, with David Croft shouting about fictional characters racing,…Continue reading “Who is the F1 game’s Devon Butler?”»

One of the intriguing takeaways from the initial F1 2021 game reveal was the mention of seven iconic drivers appearing within the My Team mode for those who purchase the Deluxe Edition. Who these drivers were and how this integrated into gameplay was a big mystery, but now we know who those drivers will be…Continue reading “F1 2021 Deluxe Edition iconic drivers and cover stars revealed”»

Fresh liveries, the return of Devon Butler, a two-player career and a release on next-gen hardware plus the return of F2, split-screen and My Team. There is a lot to get excited about when it comes to the latest instalment in Codemasters’ distinguished official Formula 1 series, F1 2021. It may seem like the new…Continue reading “Five unanswered questions from the F1 2021 reveal”»